Games/Season= How Much $?

     There are many factors, I've discovered, that cause professional athletes to make lare amounts of money, but another question I have is "What aspects of certain sports play into the difference of average players' salaries in different leagues?"  I've looked into this before and found out that the number of teams and the amount of players on each team have to do with it, but what about the number of games being played per season? Is there a direct correlation between the amount of games being played and the popularity of the sport or how much money the average athlete receives?

     After reading articles and other blogs, I came to conclusion that the amount of games played per season doesn't equate to the average athlete's salary for a specific sport. There are a total of 1,230 games played each season in the NHL if you look at the entire league. The grand total of NFL games played are 332.  There are almost 1,000 fewer games played, total, yet the NFL still makes more money than the NHL.  Total NBA season games add up to as much as 1,455.  The NBA is, in fact, the richest league, but looking at other professional leagues, this isn't the only reason why. The MLB will play about 200 games total.  This is evidence that I used to conclude that the amount of games per season isn't a large factor playing into the average athlete's salary of a specific sport.

NFL 2012 season schedule